Adam Warlock
Well-Known Member
This post only applies to regular followers who have default hoods ( 3 types) except as noted
1. Followers who wear fully hooded robes ( Illia , Erandur , Aranea )
2. Followers who wear hoods seperate from robes ( J`zargo , Onmund , Brelyna)
3. Armored followers with hoods ( Rayya , Serana in daylight )
The following method allows you to replace follower`s robes/clothes with any other robes/clothes and/or replace the hood with some other kind of unarmored headwear like a circlet or hat.
You can also put different clothing/robes on unarmored followers who don`t have a default hood (Annekke , Derkeethus, Marcurio) in the same way
First remove all inventory from follower at an inside location.
Then give follower the robes/clothing and new headgear along with the other things you want them to have(bare minimum)
At this point , they will not be wearing the new clothes or headgear.
Now give them any helmet and they will equip it.
Save your game.
Now load the game you just saved.
Ask to trade with your follower and remove the helmet.
Voila ! they will now be wearing the new items you gave them.
Do not fiddle with the follower`s inventory as that may cause them to revert to default clothes either at the time or after a loading screen. Sometimes this also happens when they have been hit with arrows that are added to their inventory.
In either event , just repeat above steps to reset.
Example - Brelyna given Arch-Mage Robes(won`t equip) , Mage`s Circlet(won`t equip) , boots , and gloves.
Add helmet and she puts it on.
save , load , and remove helmet and now she wears both the new robes and circlet.
For kicks , I got Erandur to wear Ragged Trousers and Annekke got some Tavern Clothes(!)
Followers will still not change to items that are the same as what they began with even if it`s an improved version.
For instance , Annekke will not switch to enchanted Gloves but will switch to Vampire Gloves
Appearance aside , the most useful purpose for this is for robed followers like Brelyna who use Mage Armor like Stoneflesh since you can give them custom enchanted non-armored apparel and avoid the cost/penalty of adding armor
Remember that not all enchantments are effective (see Followers page at UESPWiki for list)
1. Followers who wear fully hooded robes ( Illia , Erandur , Aranea )
2. Followers who wear hoods seperate from robes ( J`zargo , Onmund , Brelyna)
3. Armored followers with hoods ( Rayya , Serana in daylight )
The following method allows you to replace follower`s robes/clothes with any other robes/clothes and/or replace the hood with some other kind of unarmored headwear like a circlet or hat.
You can also put different clothing/robes on unarmored followers who don`t have a default hood (Annekke , Derkeethus, Marcurio) in the same way
First remove all inventory from follower at an inside location.
Then give follower the robes/clothing and new headgear along with the other things you want them to have(bare minimum)
At this point , they will not be wearing the new clothes or headgear.
Now give them any helmet and they will equip it.
Save your game.
Now load the game you just saved.
Ask to trade with your follower and remove the helmet.
Voila ! they will now be wearing the new items you gave them.
Do not fiddle with the follower`s inventory as that may cause them to revert to default clothes either at the time or after a loading screen. Sometimes this also happens when they have been hit with arrows that are added to their inventory.
In either event , just repeat above steps to reset.
Example - Brelyna given Arch-Mage Robes(won`t equip) , Mage`s Circlet(won`t equip) , boots , and gloves.
Add helmet and she puts it on.
save , load , and remove helmet and now she wears both the new robes and circlet.
For kicks , I got Erandur to wear Ragged Trousers and Annekke got some Tavern Clothes(!)
Followers will still not change to items that are the same as what they began with even if it`s an improved version.
For instance , Annekke will not switch to enchanted Gloves but will switch to Vampire Gloves
Appearance aside , the most useful purpose for this is for robed followers like Brelyna who use Mage Armor like Stoneflesh since you can give them custom enchanted non-armored apparel and avoid the cost/penalty of adding armor
Remember that not all enchantments are effective (see Followers page at UESPWiki for list)
